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Saussure's shrew

Sorex saussurei Merriam, 1892

LCLeast Concernmammals

The saussure's shrew (Sorex saussurei) is a species in the family Soricidae, order Eulipotyphla. Recorded adults weigh about 4.65 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Saussure's shrew (Sorex saussurei)
Photo: Leonel Roget · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the saussure's shrew

Weight
4.65 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the saussure's shrew live?

Not recorded

What is the saussure's shrew?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Saussure's shrew (Sorex saussurei) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae, that is found in Mexico. There is also a disjointed population of shrews in Guatemala that is provisionally assigned to this species, but may represent a distinct species.

From the Wikipedia article “Saussure's shrew” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saussure%27s_shrew&oldid=1381764697), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the saussure's shrew endangered?

The saussure's shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the saussure's shrew classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderEulipotyphla
  5. familySoricidae
  6. genusSorex
  7. SpeciesSorex saussurei Merriam, 1892

Synonyms Sorex saussurei saussurei

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Saussure’s shrewEnglish
  • rejsek SaussureůvCzech
  • Saussure-SpitzmausGerman
  • Musaraña de SaussureSpanish
  • meksikonpäästäinenFinnish
  • メキシコトガリネズミJapanese
  • Ryjówka polnaPolish
  • Бурозубка СоссюраRussian

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Relatives of the saussure's shrew

Other species in the same genus Sorex.

CompareSaussure's shrew vs Eurasian pygmy shrewSaussure's shrew vs Common shrewSaussure's shrew vs Laxmann's shrewSaussure's shrew vs Eurasian least shrew

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the saussure's shrew?

An adult saussure's shrew weighs 4.65 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the saussure's shrew endangered?

The saussure's shrew is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the saussure's shrew?

The saussure's shrew (Sorex saussurei) belongs to the family Soricidae in the order Eulipotyphla.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{saussures_shrew_2026,
  title = {Saussure's shrew (Sorex saussurei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saussures-shrew},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}